cormorant
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A great blue heron balanced on a dock and watched me; a cormorant eyed me curiously.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
In 2018, there were also claims that Australians tried to rig the contest in favour of the shag - a species of cormorant.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
Every time people have messed with this cormorant colony, the situation has worsened — and the birds are in the crosshairs yet again.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
The ban could also benefit two other endangered seabirds, the Cape gannet and Cape cormorant, that also rely on sardine and anchovy as their primary food source, Waller says.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 17, 2023
But I smiled and put my cormorant skirt away in one of the baskets to wear when I got across the sea, sometime when the men were not around.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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